The 10 Most Scandalous Affairs Of The Art World (SLIDESHOW)

Like the rest of the world, we were more than mildly stunned by former CIA Director David Petraeus' recent revelation concerning his biographer-mistress, Paula Broadwell. The affair itself, the other other woman, the possible intelligence leak... It all sounds like the plot points of a made-for-television political thriller, not the actual actions of a high-ranking U.S. official.

But alas, the fall from grace is real, and we are left to ponder what will become of the Petraeus love quadrilateral when all the facts are inevitably uncovered. So, while we wait for the CIA to sort out the mess, we decided to dig up the most scandalous affairs of the art world to keep us occupied.

From the many dalliances of Peggy Guggenheim to the muse turned mistresses of Pablo Picasso, the slideshow below tracks a who's who of other women and men that would surely make even a Broadwell blush (or maybe just send more intimidating emails). Scroll through the list and let us know which affairs you can and can't abide in the comments section.

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10 Scandalous Affairs In Art History

The 10 Most Scandalous Affairs Of The Art World (SLIDESHOW)

10 Scandalous Affairs In Art History

10 Scandalous Affairs In Art History

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Fernande Olivier and Pablo Picasso

Fernande Olivier was a French artist and model who began a relationship with painter Pablo Picasso in the early 1900s. Their relationship lasted seven years, over which time Picasso painted nearly 60 portraits of his beautiful mistress. After their relationship ended, Picasso paid Olivier not to publish memoirs of their passionate, but often violent, time together. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Picasso-Private-Journal-Fernande/dp/0810942518">Her book</a> was finally issued after their lifetimes in 1988.
Image: Olivier is thought to be among the women in Pablo Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" (1907).